Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-11-24

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ted till was satisfactory compen.
sation. Tuesday aud Wednesday
were also extra good days.
THE largest stock of overcoats
for men, boys and children ever
brought to this town may now be
found at Dellers and at low pri ces.
THE city bath rooms, formerly
those Of Alex. Stamm, now run by
Chas. Winn, will be in readiness for
customers on Wednesdays, Satur-
days and Sundays of each week.
A Mrs. BooTH, of Smelser, Grant
county, who recently died, is sup
posed to have met her death through
trouble and fear of her husband who
has repeatedly threatened to kill her
She leaves nine children.
THE silk dress-coat which origin
ated in Paris has been adopted by our
American dudes. Presently thev
will have their trousers hounced.
What is a dude, anyhow? We give
it up. Wouldn't name it to have it.
THE best family weekly newspa-
per in the United States is the To
ledo Blade (Nasby's paper) They
invite every reader of this paper to
send for a free specimen copy. 1t
is the largest and best dollar paper
published. See advertisement else
where.
A LITTLE boy of Scales Mounds
wrote his name and address on an
egg the day it was laid last March,
and has received notice from a New
Orleans merchant saying that he
unpacked the egg on the Sth of
November, and found it in good
condition.
JACK CARKEEK will leave Eng
land for New York in about two
weeks. His hacker, ID. Pascoe, who
is with him, has sent $50 to the Po.
lice Gazette to match Carkeek against
any wrestler in America at catch-as-
catch-can, best three in five falls,
for any part of 81 900.
THE largest potatoes of the season
were reported as follows: James
Lyons, of Yellowstone, Lafayette
county, one weighing six pounds
and three-quarters; E. T. Bishop, of
DeSoto, Verona county, one of five
pounds and half; John Fax, OF
Ahnapee, Kewaunee county, one of
four pounds.
TIE Mineral Point Zine Co. gave
FIVE turkey to each of their en-
ployes Wednesday evening.-Lo'oa
County Democrat.
Was it FIVE turkeys or fine tur-
key? The Democrat should try to
lie ,rn TO make a plain statement and
not put a double meaning into every
little thing
THE pigeon shoot last Friday was
well attended and some good shoot
ing done. Harry Webb took the
medal for JoDaviess, Lafayette and
Grant counties. Mr.. GEM, of Ga
lena, coming out second. Tom
Hughill, of Darlington, Henry Kus-
ter and several others did some
good shooting PlatteDjiLe Democrat.
The first carload of corn that ever
left Lancaster was the other day
shipped by Thomas Orton. The
crop Of that grain has been so large
this year around Lancaster that
farmers find difficulty in disposing
Of their surplus. The price i, only
80 cents while last year the farmers
had to pay % cents per basheI for
corn, and it was hard to get at that
price.
DURING the past month there
have been thirty-one incendiary fires
ia Brodhead. When cT why the
fires have been Sc: cannot be dis.
covered, though the town has been
carefully watched The perpetra-
tors of the viIlainy evidently are
teuder-hearted wretche-. When 4
barn i to be fred thet carefully
lead ont all the horses and then lock
tae barn 10 prevent their return.
The doomed building Is then burned